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September 1, 2023

Texas school mandate requiring armed officers at every campus after deadly Uvalde shooting hits roadblocks

Texas schools have been unable to fulfil a mandate requiring an armed officer at every campus following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde last year.

September 1, 2023

Texas National Guard soldier suspended after wounding man in cross-border shooting, Mexico's president says

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the Texas National Guard soldier accused of firing across the border has been suspended.

September 1, 2023

Texas Supreme Court allows ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans kids to take effect

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request from families of transgender youth and doctors to block a state law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapies for kids.

September 1, 2023

Federal judge defies Congress in ruling against Texas election reform

Federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez is defying both Congress and federal law by throwing out an ID requirement of Texas' election law for absentee ballots.

August 31, 2023

Texas shopping center shooting leaves at least 2 dead, multiple injured

Two people were killed Thursday at a Texas shopping center when gunshots were fired, authorities said.

August 31, 2023

Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas law limiting drag show performances

A federal judge Thursday filed a temporary restraining order to block a Texas law that critics argued would target drag show performances.

August 31, 2023

Texas UPS driver dies days after collapsing in extreme heat

A Texas UPS driver died this week after becoming ill while working in hot temperatures amid a heatwave.

August 31, 2023

Mom accused of shooting daughter's allegedly abusive boyfriend after he yelled, 'Just shoot me': report

Patricia Conlon has been arrested and charged with murder in Texas after she allegedly shot her daughter's accused abusive boyfriend in his Dallas home on August 27.

August 31, 2023

Texas girl, 10, arms herself to save mom from assault, police say

A 10-year-old girl stopped a man attacking her mother in a Houston apartment by stabbing him in the leg on Wednesday, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.

August 31, 2023

Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, who helped turn Cowboys into 'America's Team,' dies at the age of 91

Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt has died at the age of 91. Brandt helped in turning the Dallas Cowboys into "America's Team." Brandt has been declining in health in recent years.